as may in the opinion
of the said Board be sufficient, establish a force of men
charged with the duty of attending at fires and saving
insured property, it shall be the duty of the Fire Brigade,
with the sanction of the Board, and subject to any
regulations that may be made by the Board, to afford the
necessary assistance to that force in the performance of
their duties, and, upon the application of any officer of
that force, to hand over to their custody property that may
be saved from fire; and no charge shall be made by the said
Board for the services thus rendered by the fire brigade.

30. It shall be lawful for the Board, when occasion
requires, to permit any part of the fire brigade
establishment, with their engines, escapes, and other
implements, to proceed beyond the limits of the metropolis
for the purpose of extinguishing fires. In such case the
owner and occupier of the property where the fire has
occurred shall be jointly and severally liable to defray all
the expenses that may be incurred by the Fire Brigade in
attending the fire, and shall pay to the Board a reasonable
charge for the attendance of the Fire Brigade, and the use
of their engines, escapes, and other implements. In case of
difference between the Board and the owner and occupier of
such property, or either of them, the amount of the
expenses, as well as the propriety of the Fire Brigade
attending such fire (if the propriety thereof be disputed),
shall be summarily determined by two justices. In default of
payment, any expenses under this section may be recovered by
the Board in a summary manner.

The Board may also permit any part of the Fire Brigade
Establishment to be employed on special services upon such
terms of remuneration as the said Board may think just.

31. The Metropolitan Fire Brigade shall in the morning of
each day, with the exception of Sundays, send information,
by post or otherwise, to all the insurance offices
contributing for the purposes of this Act, of all fires
which have taken place within the metropolis since the
preceding return, in such form as may be agreed upon between
the Board and the said companies.

32. All the powers now exercised by any local body or
officer within the metropolis as respects fireplugs shal